In January you will see The Main Deal website with a facelift, as mentioned in last week’s blog, I have to move with the world of IT and it’s trends which as we know, move very quickly.

So what’s been achieved in 2105?

I now have 72 members on The Main Deal with the website hitting 47,000 and social media pages having a huge weekly reach, which tells me people are seeing on The Main Deal first, what’s happening locally through lots ofdifferent channels

I Did a presentation to year 12 students of Garforth Academy about what’s local

Did a presentation to NET computer workshop

Cross marketed local companies who are now working together; helped local companies bring in new business.

Giving a platform for community to see what’s local; slowly changing perceptions

Helped a new local company believe in themselves and that they could achieve their goal by putting them in touch with the right people to make their ideas into reality which is now bringing in new business.

Teaching businesses about social media and how to make it work better for their business

Through Garforth Hour I have helped Garforth in Bloom with several new plots being sponsored

Through Garforth Hour I have helped introduce local businesses to each other and helped let them see what’s also local.

TMD has helped publicise many events on and around Main Street such as Garforth Arts Festival, Fiveraffle, Christmas Lights.

I am in partnership with Arts Live after putting together the Local Garforth Community Choir

I have been part of the Christmas Committee and helped as part of a team to create a better Christmas Lights Night

I have helped with advertising local events and money has gone to Globe Not for Profit charity

There are lots of ideas I have as how I could help more of the community and local businesses for 2016, but it needs you to keep looking, sharing and liking #watchthisspace

Christmas doAs a very small business, Christmas office parties are somewhat, very different. There’s no big venue, no posh frock, no trying to talk to the big boss because now you’re a bit squiffy you have confidence to do so. No winking at people in your office that you wouldn’t normally, and no silly arms dancing in the air as you try to sing songs that you have made your own words up to. I don't miss any of it​Listening to a bit of Frank Sinatra and #partyingalone

On this note, I wish you all a very Happy, Merry and relaxing Christmas – be kind, be positive and make it your New Year’s resolution to support the place you live; make it a better place to live

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My name is Christine Thom, I came to live in Garforth nearly 22 years ago; you may have seen me around ?

Over the past 5 years I have grown The Main Deal to give support to local businesses, classes, bands, activities, projects and try every day to change perceptions about the place we all live and how to #shoplocal #uselocal #shopgarforth first

The Blog is here for fun, to help you find out what's been going on each week in TMD HQ and what's relevant to Garforth, planning, news, events, and important information I feel you need to know.​The EthosConnecting community and business with each other through simple and clever marketing, and supporting g the good of where we chose to live.